It now plans to expand its presence overseas in The Netherlands, Spain, France and Germany, as well as Australia after recently acquiring Next Athleisure which will serve as their platform into the country.

“The favourable trends for athletic-inspired footwear and apparel in Europe have continued into this year,” JD‘s boss Peter Cowgill said.

“We are very much at the centre of this market with our success being a positive consequence of the investments we have made over a number of years to develop the JD retail concept.”